THE BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME ", Mono, RARE 3rd Press,(With Small 33?) VG+
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Description
3rd Pressing (Type A), Summer 1963
This version is the rare third Mono pressing with the small 33? at 9 o'clock on the labels.
Label perimeter text begins with 'THE PARLOPHONE CO LTD'
No 'SOLD IN UK' statement on labels.
Northern Songs credit on A1, A2,B4 & B6. Dick James credit on A6 & A7.
'Photo: Angus McBean' credit front bottom right hand corner.
THIS VERSION JUST HAS TO BE HARDER TO FIND THAN THE BLACK AND GOLD LABEL BECAUSE THEY RARELY TURN UP WHEREAS THE GOLD AND BLACK LABEL APPEARS FAR MORE OFTEN.
SO WHY SHOULD THIS BE?
WELL FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, THE GOLD AND BLACK LABEL FIRST APPEARED FOR THE ONE AND ONLY TIME ON THE BEATLES DEBUT ALBUM. THERE WERE TWO VERSIONS OF IT, KNOWN AS THE FIRST PRESS AND THE SECOND PRESS, BOTH ARE EQUALLY AS RARE AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE FIRST PRESS HAD SONGS INCORRECTLY CREDITED TO DICK JAMES, WHEREAS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NORTHERN SONGS.
PARLOPHONE SHORTLY AFTER THE ORIGINAL RELEASE DECIDED TO CHANGE THE LABELS TO THE MORE COMMON YELLOW AND BLACK AND THUS APPEARED A VERY SHORT LIVED 3RD PRESS (1ST YELLOW AND BLACK) THIS WAS ALSO QUICKLY CHANGED BECAUSE THE 'RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED' TEXT AT 9 0'CLOCK ON THE LABEL WAS OMITTED IN ERROR.
THE 4TH (NOW CALLED THE FIFTH) PRESS IS THE ONE THAT SITS IN MOST PEROPLES COLLECTIONS.
ANYWAYBACK TO THE SHORT LIVED 3RD PRESS. A VERY LIMITED RUN OF THIS LABEL APPEARED WITH AN EXTRA 33 1/3 ON IT. THE PARLOPHONE YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ALL HAVE A LARGE 33 1/3 ABOVE THE YELLOW 'PARLOPHONE' TEXT, BUT THIS 1ST BATCH CAME OUTWITH THE GOLD AND BLACK LABEL'S 33 1/3 (A VERY SMALL ONE) NEXT TO THE CATALOGUENUMBER AT 9 O'CLOCK. THERE WAS NO NEED FOR TWO NUMBERS AND SO THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY CHANGED TO A COPY THAT JUST HAD THE LARGE NUMBERS.
IT IS RECOGNISED THAT THE COPY WITH BOTH 33 1/3RDS WAS ISSUED IN SUCH SMALL NUMBERS AND IN PARTICULAR THE STEREO COPY. THERE CANNOT HAVE BEEN MORE THAN A HANDFUL IN EXISTANCE
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT AN ALBUM THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN
Vinyl grading is VG+ according to the Record Collector Grading System. It appears well played prior to my test plays. Nevertheless, this is a nice copy. Some light surface and handling marks on the vinyl (SEE PICTURES)but nothing that affects play.
Test played with excellent audio and low overall background noise. Minor distortion on the audio in places from previous play wear.
The sleeve is in VG overall condition just showing some age-related shelf-wear and marking - see photos.
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